“Lift,” by Bridgett Jensen
The grass is so green it’s damp, like it’s making water. Your toes, bare in flip-flops, are wet. Your son Carter talks 100 miles a minute as your feet keep time. The two of you are walking the pugs. When you came out the back door, Carter stood beneath the basketball hoop, tossing the ball up. He’s ten, and he follows a formula. So many shots up—so many baskets in. He does this every evening until he’s got it right. Tonight it went...
Sarah Wetzel Awarded 2013 To the Lighthouse Prize
“River Electric with Light,” Sarah Wetzel’s astounding manuscript, is winner of AROHO’s 2013 To the Lighthouse Poetry Book Prize. Finalist Judge, Tracy K. Smith says, “Like the river of the collection’s title, these poems ride upon a current of arduous insight and indelible imagery. And, like all courageous writing does, they make their own particular peace with the likelihood that even...
Marsha Mathews Awarded Fall 2013 Orlando Flash Fiction Prize
Marsha’s winning flash fiction story, “Bus Ride to the City,” will be published in Issue No. 15 of the Los Angeles Review.
Toni Martin Awarded Fall 2013 Orlando Short Fiction Prize
Toni Martin is a physician and writer who lives in Berkeley, CA. Her book, When the Personal was Political: Five Women Doctors Look Back was published in 2008 Toni’s winning short story, “Eye See You,” will be published in Issue No. 15 of the Los Angeles Review.
Holly Sneeringer Awarded Fall 2013 Orlando Creative Nonfiction Prize
Holly’s winning essay, “Under Water,” will be published in Issue No. 15 of the Los Angeles Review.
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